Create a one-of a kind scarf in one session in this felting workshop. Learn a unique felting technique called NUNO which involves felting wool fleece and other embellishments onto a sheer silk backing. Color and free-form design are the trademarks of this style of felt making. The result is a much lighter and more flexible scarf than can be produced with traditional wool felting techniques. Create a fun and functional gift for a friend, family member or for yourself! No previous experiece necessary. All materials provided.

Optional embellishmets of your own may be added such as beads, fragmets of jewelry, etc. Bring a bag lunch and your love of color and texture!

This six-week course will provide a thorough introduction to weaving.Taught by master weaver Wendy Bagley, the studio-style weaving workshop will peovide hands-on instruction in traditional and contemporary methods of loom weaving. The course is open to beginners and all levels and will focus on start-to-finish instruction for designing and completing several projects. Students will learn how to set up their project on a floor loom, and all aspects of weaving will be taught necessary to complete their projects. Projects could include a blanket, scarf, table runner, wall hanging, pillow cover, place mats, a couch throw or a rug. Use of floor looms, wool and other yarns and all materials will be provided. Participants will be provided with extra time for weaving in the studio outside of class.

A class for after work or dinner - come and learn the fun and relaxing art of spinning your own yarn! This is a great opportunity for those who want to try something new during the winter months that then can then be enjoyed all year-round and for years to come. Both hand and wheel-spinning techniques will be explored as well as an introduction to hand-dying with natural dyes. Spinning wheels, wool and all materials will be provided.

Create a one-of a kind scarf in one session in this felting workshop. Learn a unique felting technique called NUNO which involves felting wool fleece and other embellishments onto a sheer silk backing. Color and free-form design are the trademarks of this style of felt making. The result is a much lighter and more flexible scarf than can be produced with traditional wool felting techniques.No previous experiece necessary. Create a fun and functional gift for a friend, family member or for yourself!

Summer 2015 Art Classes/Workshops for Kids:

"Making Things" - Ages 4-6Fridays, August 7, 14 & 21, 9:30-11:30 amYoung artists exercise their imaginations through a variety of art making activities that involve painting, drawing, constructing and interacting! Make a turtle pet, create a puppet for a puppet show, make a creature-filled aquarium, design your own pin-wheel and more.Projects completed each class.Bring appropriate clothes, juice, a light snack and plenty of imagination!Sign up for all or individual classes. $20 per class.

Author/illustrator Susan Baur or Famouth, MA will read her intriquing children's book The Turtle Sisters of Cape Cod. The book is based on her experiences diving in local Cape Cod ponds where she has spent may seasons observing turtle life and behavior.As one will see...she has made a few special friends along the way!

The reading will include arts activities for kids to explore illustrating their own turtle pond and to learn how to create and write a turtle journal.

Circus Smirkus alumnus Janoah Bailin of Falmouth shares the magical and sometimes comical art of juggling in his Juggling Workshop for Kids which will meet at the Cataumet Arts Center on four Mondays in August.

Appropriate for ages 7-12, aspiring young jugglers will learn to juggle balls and scarves and balance objects, as well as develop performance skills.

Ages 8-13(Next dates to be anounced)Do you dream of being a fashion designer? This fun 5-class workshop will show you how! Learn to draw the fashion figure, how to create inspirational "mood boards" of your design concepts, and how to make your designs a reality by creating a head-to-toe look for your fashion doll model. We end the session with our FABULOUS "Runway Designer Fashion Show", where your fashion doll model will walk the runway for your friend and parent "paparazzi". No sewing experience is necessary - all you need is your love of fashion - and LOTS of imagination.

Learn to make Nantucket Light Ship Baskets in this summer outdoor workshop/workgroup. Meets on Saturdays from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm from July 11 through Sept. 26 on the front lawn of the Cataumet Arts Center. Beginner's fee $240 includes initial instruction and materials and completion of one basic basket, and then ongoing opportunity to enjoy weaving weekly with the group.

For information and registration contact the Cataumet Arts Center by email at desk(at)cataumet-arts.org.

"Something's Fishy!" - Ages 7-12Fridays, July 18-August 22, 1:30-3:30 pm$20 per class, materials included.Dive into your imagination as we immerse ourselves in the aquatic world of the fishes. We will visit and sketch at a live oriental koy pond to develop ideas for our own fantasy fish/frog pond. We will design and make a fish wind sock, create a fishy "character" for a cartoon strip we with "fishy" and friends, construct a camoflaged hiding place for a flounder, learn about eels, send a note in a bottle, make a wire sea-creature sculpture, and try our hand at seaweed prints. Projects completed each class. Sign up for all or individual classes. Bring appropriate clothes, juice and a light snack.

Note! Students' creations will be exhibitied in the "Something's Fishy" exhibit at the Cataumet School House during the month of August. The exhibit will coincide with the Cataumet School House Preservation Group's August "Tuesday Talks" series that will feature guest speakers and experts on fish, fishing and fisheries. Students, family and friends are invited to a reception for the young artists' "Something's Fishy" exhibit in the Cataumet School House on Thursday, August 7 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm.

"Making Things" - Ages 4-6Fridays, July 18-August 22, 9:30-11:30 amYoung artists exercise their imaginations through a variety of art making activities that involve painting, drawing, constructing and interacting! Make a turtle pet, create a puppet for a puppet show, make a creature-filled aquarium, design your won pion-wheel and more.Projects completed each class. Sign up for all or individual classes. Bring appropriate clothes, juice, a light snack and plenty of magination!

The "Summer Photo Walks” are a way to use your camera or your eyes to become conscious of light and to gain a more intimate connection with the beautiful shores and coves we experience here in the summer. These walks are more about engaging with your experience than the technique or the gear. Participants may bring a simple or a high-end camera, phone, or just yourself. Be prepared to connect with the light and the space and the water, and to gain a more intimate appreciation of them and your relationship with them..

We will use an online forum for information updates/organization of the photo walks, and also as a place for participants to post photos and add comments. At the end of the summer, we will have an online "show" of participants' work.Summer Photo Walks with Robert Manz will meet on Thursdays, July 17, 24, 31, and August 7, 14 and 31, 2014.

Meeting times vary to offer experience of the light at particular locations and times of day. (See Summer Photo Walk schedule at http://www.robertmanz.net/summer-photowalks-2014) Space in each walk is limited, cost is $25 for each walk. Come for one, several or all the walks.